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bed down

VERB

settle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

land put sit

STRONG

alight decline descend flop immerse lay light lodge perch place plop plunge repose roost seat sink submerge submerse subside

WEAK

set down settle down touch down

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend dislodge displace go up remove rise

VERB

sleep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doze fall asleep languish relax snooze

STRONG

bunk catnap crash dream drowse flop hibernate nap nod oversleep repose rest retire slumber snore yawn

WEAK

catch a wink catch forty winks conk out cop some z's drop off fall out hit the hay hit the sack nod off sack out saw wood take a nap turn in zonk out zzz

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow

STRONG

be active energize

WEAK

wake waken

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A new leadership structure has to bed down.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

She now pulls into a Safe Parking L.A. lot each night to bed down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

They roam through the abandoned city of Pripyat and bed down in the highly contaminated Semikhody train station.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Tamp the seed bed down before sowing into it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2023

The bullet inside the bed rolled against the metal as we swayed between steps, put the bed down for a rest, then started again.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

bed down

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